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A ceremonial scene in an indoor hall with red drapes and a dais. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with gold border sits kneeling with palms pressed together in namaskar, with a small red bindi and gold earrings. Beside her a younger woman in a red and blue sari, gold necklace and jhumka earrings, kneels and watches. On the dais stands a brass kalasha pair on a tray of marigolds and red flowers, with stacked wooden sticks and a blue cloth nearby. Behind them, several women in white and blue saris stand with folded hands, and more devotees in white are seated in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.

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January 08 20192019-01-08A photograph of a ritual scene in a hall with red drapes and a stage. In the foreground, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered saree with a brown blouse kneels with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, wearing a green bangle and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace. Beside her, a younger woman in a blue blouse and red-and-purple saree, with gold jewellery and a headpiece, kneels and watches with a smile. On a gold tray in front are two brass vessels, red and yellow flowers, and stacks of wooden sticks. Behind them, several women in white and cream sarees stand in a line, and more people are seated in the background.2019-01-08A photograph of a ritual scene inside a hall with red draped curtains. In the foreground a woman in a cream and gold sari with a brown blouse kneels and holds a small pink object toward a seated young woman in a blue blouse and purple-red skirt, wearing a gold maang tikka, nose ring, layered gold necklace and jhumka earrings with dark hair in a braid. A silver-and-gold tray with flowers, marigolds and red blossoms sits beside a gold kalasha and a red velvet cushion, with bundled wooden sticks and blue cloth on the left. Behind them, several women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand in a line, a woman in a blue sari stands at left, and more people are seated in the background.2019-01-08A ritual scene in a temple hall with red drapes and a decorated wall. In the foreground, a young woman in a cream and gold sari with a gold-bordered shawl kneels on a raised platform with palms pressed together in anjali, a rudraksha mala around her neck, and a sacred thread visible. Beside her, a woman in a blue blouse and multicoloured sari with gold jewellery and a headpiece smiles, sitting near a silver tray holding brass vessels, yellow and red flowers, and a red cushion on a silver stand. Wooden sticks and folded cloths lie on the left. Behind them, women in white and cream attire stand in a line, one in a blue sari, with a larger crowd of devotees dressed in white further back. The setting suggests a puja or homa-style ceremony.2019-01-08January 08 20192019-01-08January 08 20192019-01-08Two women sit on a raised platform in a temple-like hall with red curtains and gilded wooden shrine structures behind them. The woman on the left wears an orange sari and a brown rudraksha mala with a bead necklace, holding a brass tray of yellow and purple flowers with a kalasha. The woman on the right, in a white and gold-bordered sari with a rudraksha mala, has her palms pressed together in namaskar and a small red bindi. Other people in white and orange clothes move in the background near a gold-trimmed shrine.2019-01-05Two women in a temple hall with maroon curtains and gold railings. On the left, a woman in an orange saree and rudraksha mala kneels beside a brass tray holding a kalasha and yellow and purple flowers. On the right, a woman in a white saree with gold border and a beaded mala stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling upward. Behind them, other people in white and orange attire stand near a gold palanquin. No a person candidate is visible in the foreground.2019-01-05A ritual scene in a hall with a red draped ceiling. In the foreground, a seated woman in a blue blouse and purple-and-red sari with gold jewellery and a forehead ornament smiles beside a golden tray holding a brass pot, red and yellow flowers, and a metal oil lamp. To the right, a woman in a white sari with gold border and rudraksha-style beads kneels with hands folded near her chest, looking upward. Stacks of wooden sticks and small cards lie on a cloth at left. Standing women in white and gold saris, and one in a blue sari, line the back, with more seated participants behind them.2019-01-08A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari kneels and bows her head to touch a brass kalasha set on a silver-and-jeweled pedestal, with a gold tray of flowers and fruit beneath it. Beside her, a woman in a blue-and-red sari with gold jewelry and a headpiece stands watching. Behind them, women in white and cream sarees with gold borders stand in a hall with red drapes and a gold-decorated shrine area, and stacks of wooden blocks and folded blue cloth lie on the left.2019-01-08A photograph of a temple-like ritual space with a woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala seated at left, bindi and nose ring visible, smiling toward a woman kneeling at right in a white sari with gold border, hands in anjali mudra with a rudraksha mala and bangles. In front stands a brass vessel with yellow and purple flowers on a tray. Behind, another person in white and gold-bordered sari and a red curtain, with gold-toned deity shrines in the background.2019-01-05A photo inside a temple-like hall with dark red curtains and a gold-accented shrine behind. A woman in a cream and gold-bordered saree stands at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold earrings, with a bindi on her forehead. At left, a woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala kneels with hands folded near a brass tray of yellow, purple and white flowers. Two more people in cream and gold-bordered white clothing stand in the background, and a figure in orange robes is further back. A copper vessel with flowers sits in the foreground.2019-01-05